Critical sites about Lysistrata

"Athenian literature shows a great deal of evidence for male anxiety about female sexualbehavior. In particular, it is a standing assumption Old Comedy that there are moichoieverywhere. There are two assumptions here: that women are sexually insatiable and thatcitizen men are committing adultery to satisfy them."

'The question remains whether the change of venue and the removal of the young wives from their homes to the Akropolis is motivated or justified within the play. I believe it is and, moreover, that it offers a significant example of Lysistrata's savvy as a politician."